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In this week’s episode – more than fifty years after Title IX, we take a broader look at the treatment and coverage of women, trans, and non-binary athletes. At the close of a dramatic NCAA women’s championship, Natasha Alford, Senior Correspondent at The Grio, sits in for Farai Chideya to talk about Black women athletes, college sports, and sports journalism.

Featured Guests are Jemele Hill, author of Uphill: A Memoir and host of the award-winning podcast, “Jemele Is Unbothered”; Takunda Rusike, college student and founder of the women’s Herd Rugby team at Howard University; Khristina Williams, Founder of Girls Talk Sports TV; and Kavitha A. Davidson, Correspondent, HBO’s Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel